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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1929)
hi I;! 5 : 2 4 n THIRTY YEAR OLD LETTER TELLS OF GRIEVE AT FRONT A letter that J nines K. Grieve of Prospect wrote to lius K. Sam uels when Grieve whh a soldier on the baltlefront In tho Philippines, was unearthed recently by Mrs. Ktl Leever. The letter wan printed in tho Medford Monitor, and she clipped it. ATI or it had been 3" years In a scrnpbook, .she turned the letter over to Mr. Samuels. The letter, with one sentence de leted, Is as follows: A Letter from Manila. , Mnnilu, 1. 1., llloek House o. 'T. I'OWder Magazine, J'eb. 12,; 1SIHJ. .Mr. Gus Samuels, v" Cent nil Point, Oregon. " . DeaivOM Pant: "v.. I wrote a few lines home yestcr day.aiid as I have another oppoi !f unity loflny will malto well of the , ehaneo anil write to you. , -v We are still out to the front and probably' will be fur several days yet nd no telling when I'll have, another chance, to write for we are, kept on the jump night ntul'dnj;, and lor that reason it Is my wish Hint you would let. my folks see this. ' I wilt not trouble you, Cius. with the details of my many unpleasant oxperiences slncfi coming Into the field on Moiulj" last. Throe com-'-pantos of iind lOegon; are a )t that . aro on the firing line, and I'm proud to say Klht Co. O is among the number.. ' ' War is trulyiu hell on earth and I have wltr.cwed sights sinco com ing into th:.t campaign that, altho hardened an I am now, makes me shudder ni the thoughts of them. "When I first camo hero I did not have a great deal of sympathy Tor these black devils, but now they arc not ns much ns a yellow dog in my estimation. Hut thank good ness wo are able to give them just what they det erve. They take tio RADIOS 0RTH0PH0NIC VICTROLAS Tuesday Evening 7 to 9 234 E. Main K -cr: .jwtoiK'v vr-ij Mctg. j -,eb h Hamuli HfiTr I 'prisoners at all and even show no - regard for tho Ked Crows men nml women, but Hit1 on them just The Kitiu!. AYhen I get homo -I'll tell you all about it. time and ?pavr ; will not permit now. rniivo nn nau my suocs off for I four "days so you can Judge" how much rest wo sot. ' 'An far an I 1 know nunc of ,thp" Oregun buy. 1 have been killed ami only a tow right when e Inst haw each other. Uon't think they have been sent 'to, the Tront yet. Hut despite all the hardship a soldier must havn hs fun mid nl'nn in thn linn nf jiftleni tli rithor 1v 1 tiiift I nniNP ml lauehntthc 'meneuversof some of our school bnvs. as we U.im them. our school boys, as we term. them, who had never before they came hero fired a gun and didn't realize until too late what trouble they had to contend with in active service.- Hardtack and coffee does go kind of hard, but we arc getting next to ourselves and have chick en, etc:, for a change. . : " Vell Gus, I will not write more this" time hut simply "say that I'm wellj,, higiMjd- Hpii'lts .-and good biiyet-dodger;? ; regards 1 am your :frl:end;v ; V " - '.A f: ' V.UII2H 13. (JKII3VK. 1 INOREEW The flow of Bear creek was en riched by ivfno, and moonshine, valued at, 410(111, when gallons were dumped Into the creek ,hy Deputy- Sheriffs Paul and Louis Jennings ift McAndrews ford in the presence of several witnesses. Tho liquor, with the, exception of a few gallon jugs, whs contained in kegs and 56 gallons of wino taken last week from Louis KanqnlneiU. south of Ashland, and 60 gallons'of moonshine and 10 gallons of wine seized from L. Farnaro. lioth men were en route from northern Cali fornia to Klamath Falls, according to officers, and are how aervhn; I sentence in the county jull'of two i monthv earh. Spring During Our Spring Open House "WE SELL WET)FORT MXTL TRTRTTNTE, MTCDFORD. - - ' 1 I ' V t T J- ' . ' n mm n OTr n nnn nnnin ao nnr nrro nnnn ioniuun oimno nn DUnbLAn 0 LRU- ruthDUU DLftWtil DADl otto hWUU mm oHUWo WnSu ul.,,tll,tAH w k 1 Ah the ri-Httlt of a I'Ujrglary and! Yvn South CcntrnPavemiie was uoor- ertoday to the extent oO.Sl'OO, taken from a hiding place i b one of the . cafe cupboards. A .Mpanese. Yo - . i... t i 'u ...,i'i!, ' i loh ho apprehended this aficrnobn ! ... r.. . 11.. . ....I at Dunsmuir, Cal. .Ilit is known by the police to have lefi by stage tills forenoon for Ked ding. Cab, and he. is suspected by't'ie police on account of past actimift in Med-; ford during the-year h" has madoj his home here. j Kntrnnco into the eafejivas made; by u front door, apparently by the j use - of a passkey. Tliie . burglar. : knowing where the nrtmoy was . kept, took hly eurrenety, leaving small change and some .lewlry lie-' hind. Tin- 'sm-poclvd J.ipiinese Is a former -mploy u( l lm, cafe and he returneilo Medford tdinorrow.; Mystery Picture at Rialto Today --a."Tb.Lat -UUiviiiug.-aMwvv-Jit the Alalttr. was one of tlm' most su and Jtoiioyt t-.tlesoii. - ,mi lenm cessful mystery pla.VH evur to be could haVe been more delightful seen on J (roadway. ' ' '' " than fire-eating Judge Holt of the All the ingruillei.itf of - mystery ' Old Southland his body sen-ant have been jammed into the photo- ; and checker opponent, Joel Thom play.. ' Mystery and terror which 1 an. There was that day when the bring forth" Hcnmms from the audi- ' two reversed dignity for Joel hud enee and 'laughter not tho laugh-1 been a sergeant in the civil war m- that a fnren eoniedv ni-odiiei-H and the judge a private! Then but the almost hysterical laugh ter 01 nigniy Keyeu nenes stimu- lutod by relief from a fearful situ- atlon. The story Im set In n theatre a show house which has been closed ever since the murder nnd dlsap- pearance of the bidy of the star in the. midst of a performance. After five years the spooky old theatre is reoponeu tor renearsni 01 ine 4riginai intai piay, who in same cast which had formerly enacted it. Palmer MusicHouse Cordially Invites To Call arid Inspect Models IN " PIANOS HAPPINESS' 1 . . :';-.. ' i ! ONLY A POET Wtlck Is nut 1"S H'mes ny 'more- at. the Hotel Jackson, wheru he set up 41 stand a short Hints !aBO lliu1 lotiliy wns jouklng about ' . 'something" to do. before !vIn5 ll'iU"ri tfor ,oinlM T?',! I Ufleo was hnlud into the ponce Malion as tho hos - roomer In the same lodging house In which he was staying. 1 lo claimed he wns innocent and no charge was pressed against him. but the stigma of his arrest lived after him. Hi' was requested by ntu oiueers 10 n-n(- muwh ami the- hotel inanageiiiedt told bin) ne as iiu iuiikci iu mint'. shoes?.. ; "i; : ; 1 , "Little Wildcat Hunt's Craterian j t. j !f"Wu i are boninr t 4gct nimv pl.tehl-Vl- - ! iuti i)inn wtv hud' last year, 'for ;Vp F The Little Wildcat.' latest i will have i'eniioek ami Moore back, Yitaphoue picture, is . . 11 Craterian tarring (host! Hunt's ternn a xh me tor : -not oris- t.uorgo ! uweuti. there wasrthe eternal hectoring of me juukk- i.v mi nev m ...v...- rigible granddaughters. Audrey j,ue arm .ne pi.gn, ox J" ;0awford. handy man from P e;e;v j lover who was howled over by tlwm N (, ,H llUm,.lin(, attention breezy binlman whN flew In nnd jU lh(( t cnm) of lh,t , started the free-for-all between Vor). OJnntH ; the sisters. There was granddad".! j mU()e ( R i(t nj ,ho frf(, i bate for all progres . ami especially Nlf;omun w(h tho To,(h1o (.,llh of j aviatmn-and his final surrender ( lh(i Am(!ri.nn AHHO(;(lUon In,, year lu vch-i h i.( wht iumiH- iuiimiuhi; m "ui.m. perfectly recorded, the big ments of the story. mo- You Beautiful o'clock Phone 788 ORWiON. MOXPAY. MAHCTf 4. 1020 S SELF ALSO; ST. PKTKItSIU'Uf;, l'la., Mar. A. l" ' ,vUU1 "i-cium uiat 1 ne is going to have a good ii ;md that the New York Yankees j wrrp BOna lo win anoliu.r Amer- , lean leaguu pennant. Aside from saying that he is In good physical, trim and confident that he will play as well as he ever has, the Lnbe declined to become ' specific, as to why he thoimht so. .ui ne. oceanic cimnicui as 10 the Yankees' chances. ; i ne min'i leiiiiis, unri'u 11110 ; Washing-Ion in particular, nmy huve ; jmproved," iho Habo suys, "hut not i enough lt threaten lis. I caq't (hat lhe! Alhleths. who gave the most (rouble last year, are any , stronger. ' ..Wither-an the Urovyns. And 1 am saying this liefor I've ; seen any of our yonn pltehei-H and I hoar they are very good.' A N ANTOXIO Texas March 4 e'Jif toiu' Jiankin t P 1: lohn McGraw. anion; others. xcoms to think the 27 year-old (graduate of Pavidson en-liege ready for the blg-tlme. lie butler .:t.? In Hie Amerb'im Asuoclatiou and erllics .blnk that he will but nearly as haul even against meJo' league pitciilng. ETHING FDR AVALOX. Catiillua Islaml, M.ir. i r.erlyn Home, not such a big follow but a righthander who : "bus something." pitched three In- nlngs of satlsfactoj-y baseball to the ! delight of Manager McCarthy of the Culm yesterday. He allowed two hits In three Innings. The Cubs squad divided and went . the regulation distance, the Ava- lonn. with make, Home niul (!ab ler as pitchers, setting dem-p the Oatalinas, K to H. Nehf, Cvengns and Hansen were tho pitchers for i the losers, t:ven(fon beititf the least 1 effective. BKATTLK, Wash-, March 4. UV -T-Callfornla'H Clolden euis' bas etbnll quintet were en route home today after winning two straight games from the tnlverslty of Washington Huskies to gain the I'acit ic const iMsketbah cham pionship. The smooth working romUna tloit from liftkeley roioiad away with the first game Krlilay iiIkIh LI to HI. They ttok the second game Haturday night, 29-27. Ii Huskies coming from behind In the last period with a real ba!tb but the visitors' lead was too qreat to overcome, California hav ing u margin of lit to tJ, at tho half. Couhoy Itoxcs. Tonlht. SEW YoltK, March 4 . - - !eoi gu T'ourtney. the Oklahoma cowboy, former middleweight con tender, meets "Nando Tassl, of Italy, In n la. round heavyweight bout at the Uroadwuy arena to nlyht. C.t?"iifi. d advertiuing k'Ih ichiIIm, AT Bl WIWT I'Al.M UK A I' II. Kla.. 1 March I. irV) Wallio Schang. ! 'griKided vdternn of HI years -ser- . vice, arrived today to prepare for ; another campalKii s a St. Louis j ; e - ; week ago signed his 1 ii 21 contract, I n liit fnl Itllt II oneiit'cd to be ' ,n lrnml (.omitinn otherwise. His i.nkle. which was broken Inst sum mer has mcnneii, except 101 a swelling which he said may be permanent. Manager Howley gave his in- fielders .and ontfleldcrs a rest yes- terday, but' the pjtohers and catch- ers were mib'red' out earlier thun ,1 , j i usual. ' ' j ! j f -u ( r 4 " - J YOUNG GOLFPRO P.KLLAHI, Fla., Mar. A youimsler from Voungslow 11, O.t has stepped Into the llmelit;ht of golfdom. Tommy' ItaklrlM, ail-year-old professional. Im the new top iioteh'er by virtuoiof a brilliant score which won the Florida "West 7elene S3. 98 Dalnly Iwlii-Hli'Hii iifir-rnonn Hllii?r if black piilciU. into our you will' IS I Ij X r MONTGOMERYWARD&ea (0!iMt open championship hero yea- j terdtiy. . - Shooting steadily throughout tin entire 7S-holo contest. Haklets; i-ame homo two strokes under par. Three smokes behind him was his! nearest rival. lilllie Uurke. the north and Miuth open title bolder. Louis rhliippcita of Hartford.' Conn., was third with 285, far .by--t hnd Haklets. DAZZYAND DOUG 1 j ' CLI-lA HWATlIJt, Flu.. Mar. 1. , wwuluM.t ltu,,,n.son ls hlivinff HO j j '- trouble trying to get, Dmwy Yance and Doug McWeeny to sign on the .doited line that ho hasn't ; Mute to devote to thu vest of Hie : I triadJ.vn Uobius, ' j; ' Vnwty ami hlH-muuhgOi; have had. , one Cin'.l'erenci at which there wen- ! Indications ttiat . the sirlke-out klug 1 win ne in inn mm wiuun a law days.'. The McWeeny ease, however, bci'Iiim to present moro difficulties. Doug arrived Innmin yesteniay ,and; immedlntely brokO down and , tl)(t, u,lt u;u, ihey suy. since tak admlllcd thai h'jlA dke to gH a Uk .dleiika. ' little more money. v Oregon Wcalhei'-Ori-gon unset ( led tonight and Tuesday with ruins west portion, modem! o 1 em pent lures. Moderate east lo routh winds on the eutlM. increasing Tuesday. " BE4UTSFULLY FA5HSONED SSiOES : ' $4.98 J W't MldnlKlit blui! kid or blue k Imlciit, trlinmuil Willi liluu lliiml, Wc miniiol, hi'Kiii lo jiiuttirc nil of our" I'lul tiring now Hlippcr modt'lH , . . tlioro nro mi many nnd I lit paltoniH , urn ho varfod mid niuisnal. Wliothor Iho ninart oli'ifanoti of llioir iidvauro stylos or thoir ontioini; low pi-ioos lirint; you storos wo r confident tlmt t lie dolij-'htod Avitli our sliool. Phone 280 117 South PAGE FIVE L SOFIA, llulgaria, March 4. I 1 niriy pel T I seriously 1 1 I explosion I llenvy inn 1 ' lv I lu. lilt. Thirty persons were killed and 20 Injured today in a terrific at the Sofia nrscna-1. material danmgc was cause! by the blast which was in the fuae t.ectiou. '''''.- PATiJS & A delegation- of French veterans decorated ; with the "Crblx de Guerre, will visit tho rutted States next -month. They will form a "vest pocket" re turn of llie American Legion's Par is Hit. . 1 a ; k l.ivpnn ii AotWater and Rice ' Due to utomaeh trouble,' "Mi tut A. ' ; , ,., , "'"!' 1 ."lVn" .AVV. . Mveu (he KIltST spoonful of Ad- uud ri'hioves astonishing amounts of old waste matter from the sys tem, Mak?a you enjoy your meals and slcepbetter. i No, matter what you have tried for your stomach and bowels, Adlerika iwlll ur prise ou. neal.n's Orug Ktore. I ,'. Fiisliion siivh it with uclor this spritiK ! Now li-nther combimitions .... new fasliionahli; - colors are here in I' n r i s inspired shoos. VI Sella y':t $4.45 lUiick potent mindnl , cutout ovor gray kid. , These and other 'atylet will be exhibited on living models In our ihow win dow T u e s 4 a y evening, March 5th, ..beginning at r:30. t r Central Medford, Ore.